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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Provision for Income Taxes

The components of the Company’s provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 consist of the following (in thousands):

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Current income tax provision:

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

$

 

 

$

 

State

 

6

 

 

 

1

 

Foreign - PRC

 

9,343

 

 

 

5,987

 

Total current income tax provision

$

9,349

 

 

$

5,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income tax provision:

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

$

 

 

$

(91

)

State

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign - PRC

 

(834

)

 

 

(799

)

Total deferred income tax provision

$

(834

)

 

$

(890

)

Total income tax provision

$

8,515

 

 

$

5,098

 

 

Reconciliation of Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Company's Effective Tax Rate

The reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Tax computed at federal statutory rate

21.00%

 

21.00%

Rate difference due to different jurisdiction

-2.43%

 

4.31%

Preferential income tax rate for HNTE

3.19%

 

-10.37%

Non-deductible expense – Operating

-6.28%

 

33.06%

Non-deductible expense – One-time expense related to the Contributions

-22.16%

 

0.00%

R&D Super-deduction

1.45%

 

-12.42%

Valuation allowance change

-4.37%

 

0.00%

ESOP

-0.55%

 

21.81%

Other

-0.76%

 

-2.52%

Effective tax rate

-10.91%

 

54.87%

 

Significant Components of the Company's Deferred Tax Assets

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Accruals and reserves

$

2,811

 

 

$

183

 

Deferred revenue

 

39

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carry forwards

 

40,669

 

 

 

 

Other equity investments

 

 

 

 

150

 

Tax credit carry forwards

 

4,463

 

 

 

 

Fixed and intangible assets

 

15,332

 

 

 

3,428

 

Impact from foreign corporations

 

4,590

 

 

 

 

Capitalized transaction costs

 

658

 

 

 

414

 

Lease liabilities

 

98

 

 

 

 

Deferred income tax assets before valuation allowance

 

68,660

 

 

 

4,175

 

Deferred tax liability – ROU assets

 

(108

)

 

 

 

Deferred tax liability – Fixed assets

 

(84

)

 

 

(94

)

Less: valuation allowance

 

(63,773

)

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets, net

$

4,695

 

 

$

4,081

 

Movement of Valuation Allowance

The movements of the valuation allowance are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Balance at the beginning of the year

$

 

 

$

 

Changes of valuation allowances

 

(63,773

)

 

 

 

Balance at the end of the year

$

(63,773

)

 

$

 

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balance of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of the unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):

 

Beginning Balance on January 1, 2022

$

 

Increase/(Decrease) of unrecognized tax benefits taken in prior years

 

 

Increase/(Decrease) of unrecognized tax benefits related to current year

 

 

Ending Balance on December 31, 2022

 

 

Increase as a result of the GNI USA Contributions on October 30, 2023

 

1,833

 

Increase/(Decrease) of unrecognized tax benefits taken in prior years

 

 

Increase/(Decrease) of unrecognized tax benefits related to current year

 

 

Ending Balance on December 31, 2023

$

1,833